男性真的比女性聪明吗?

　　这项研究结果一定会让男人高兴，惹女人生气。一项具有争议的最新研究表明，男人确实比女人聪明。

　　The study concluded that men's IQs are almost four points higher than women's.

　　研究发现，男人的智商比女人高四分。

　　British-born researcher John Philippe Rushton, who previously¹ created a furore by suggesting intelligence is influenced by race, says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.

　　英国籍研究员约翰·菲利普·鲁什顿此前提出的"智商受到种族影响"的观点一时引发众怒，他说，这项最新研究结果可以解释为什么很少有女性能成为职场精英。

　　He claims the 'glass ceiling' phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence, rather than discrimination or lack of opportunity.

　　他说，造成这种"玻璃天花板"现象的原因可能是由于女性的智商不及男性，并不是性别歧视或缺少机会。

　　The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinizing² the results of university aptitude³ tests taken by 100,000 students aged⁴ 17 and 18 of both sexes.

　　这位西安大略大学的心理学家对10万名17至18岁的男女学生进行了大学智力测试，他在分析测试结果后得出了这个结论。

　　A focus on a factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept, verbal reasoning skills and creativity - some of the key ingredients of intelligence - revealed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ of around 100.

　　此项测试着重对学生快速理解复杂概念、语言推理能力和创造力等几项智力指标进行了考察。结果发现，男学生的智商平均高出3.63分。普通人的智商水平在100分左右。

　　The findings, which held true for all classes and levels of parental⁵ education, overturn a 100 year consensus⁶ that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.

　　这项研究结果适用于各类人群和各个年龄阶段，同时推翻了长期以来认为"男女智力相当"的普遍观点。此外，这项研究结果和女孩的考试成绩总比男孩好的事实相矛盾。

　　But Prof Rushton, who was born in Bournemouth and obtained his doctorate⁷ in social psychology⁸ from the London School of Economics, argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.

　　鲁什顿教授他说，女孩比男孩学习好是因为女孩比男孩成熟得早。鲁什顿教授出生在伯恩茅斯镇，在伦敦经济学院获得了社会心理学博士学位。

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